Daily Current Affairs for SSC and Bank | 24th July ‘2021 – Free PDF

Q1) Sikkil R Bhaskara, who passed away recently, was a renowned who?

1. Actor
2. Author
3. Violinist
4. Singer

Q2) Which Bank has selected Paisalo Digital as its National Corporate Business Correspondent?

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Indian Bank
3. Punjab National Bank
4. State Bank of India

Q3) Cleopas Dlamini has become the Prime Minister of which country?

1. Eswatini
2.  Mozambique
3. Lesotho
4. Sierra Leone

 Q4) The Union government will set up over how many virology research and diagnostic laboratories during 15^th Finance Commission (2021-22 to 2025-26)?

1. 30
2. 25
3. 54
4. 42

Q5) The defence ministry has approved a project worth how much amount for building six advanced submarines under Project-75I?

1.  Rs 30,000 crore
2.  Rs 50,000 crore
3.  Rs 40,000 crore
4.  Rs 60,000 crore

Q6) The Indian government has signed a loan agreement with which bank to develop Green National Highway Corridor Project (GNHCP)?

1. World Bank
2. ADB
3. AIIB
4. ECB

Q7) Which species of fish has been caught in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand for the first time in three decades?

1. Rohu
2. Hilsa
3. Katla
4. Bangda

Q8) Which state has taken initiatives to promote commercial cultivation of Agar trees and set a target to achieve Rs 2,000 crore business from the sector in the next three years?

1. Nagaland
2. Manipur
3. Tripura
4. Assam

Q9)  NEA Scout is a new spacecraft of which among the following space agencies?

1. CNES
2. ESA
3. Roscosmos
4. NASA

Q10) NSE Foundation in partnership with the NITI Aayog and UNICEF has launched which programme to spread awareness on COVID-19 vaccination in India?

1. CAVACH
2. Qwatch
3. Samarth
4. Suraksha

Q11) Which sports organization has launched its own player-oriented web-based engagement platform, the ‘Heroes Connect‘?

1. Indian Olympic Association
2. Sports Authority of India
3. Hockey India
4. Badminton Association of India

Q12) Who is the author of the book “Over It”?

1. Chen Meng
2. Lolo Jones
3. Simone Manuel
4. Carolina Marin

Q13) Which ministry organised the virtual 5th North-East India Traditional Fashion Week 2021?

1. Ministry of Commerce
2. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
3. Ministry of Textiles
4. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Q14) Which edition of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting was recently held?

1. 10^th
2. 7^th
3. 14^th
4. 11^th

Q15) According to a Lancet report, how many children in India have lost their primary caregiver (parent or custodial grandparent) due to COVID-19?

1. 1.2 lakh
2. 2.1 lakh
3. 3.2 lakh
4. 2.5 lakh

Q16) Who has become the first Indian space tourist selected by the Virgin Group?

1. Sunny Varkey
2. George Alexander Muthoot
3. Santhosh George Kulangara
4. B Ravi Pillai

Q17) Recently, 165th birth anniversary of Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was observed on 23^rd July 2021. He was known as the ________?

1. Emperor of Literature
2. Father of the Indian unrest
3. Grand Old Man of India
4. Father of Linguistic Democracy

Q18) Who is the author of the book ‘The India Story’?

1. S. S. Mundra
2. Viral Acharya
3. R Gandhi
4. Bimal Jalan

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